As farm production costs increase, more farmers look to alternative financing options to pay for inputs, equipment and other needs.
So far, carbon markets have proven more beneficial to corporates trying to offset emissions than to the farmers themselves.
The FBN bridge loan tool helps farmers compete against cash offers and larger ag companies and investors when securing land.
Mad Capital will use the funding to build up its team as it prepares to expand its “unique capital structure” for farmers switching to regenerative ag.
Achieving food security and boosting smallholder farm incomes go hand in hand; Robert Madziva aims to do both with his digital agribusiness platform.
DeHaat says the Series E round will help the company reach break-even profitability within the next 12 months.
Farms can boost biodiversity and income with agroforestry; Propagate wants to make that option more accessible to growers and landowners.
Having attended the first Regenerative Food System Investment Forum in 2019, one thing was clear during this year’s event – capital holders are spending less time asking why they should deploy capital in the space and focusing more on how and where. But it could be a bumpy road ahead, writes Lauren Manning.
The Seedz platform aims to transition more farmers in Brazil online while also giving major suppliers more actionable data.
Smaller-sized farmers in Mexico have no access to credit. Verqor wants to change that by digitizing more of the country’s ag operations.
Tillable says its all-digital platform makes it easier and faster for farmers and landowners to research, finance, and manage land.
A new report by Graze indicates that agrifintech claimed almost 1% of the $600 billion in total worldwide VC investment last year.
Bushel Wallet aims to digitize, speed up, and simplify the process of moving payments between farmers and agribusiness partners in the US.
The financial services provider will support UK farmers with green loans and carbon audits.
Farm payments should mirror social welfare schemes in having both the short-term needs, and the long-term interests, of users in mind.
It will use the capital injection to expand its geographic footprint, build out its supply chain capabilities, and introduce insurance products.
It will use the Series B funds to grow its fintech platform which simplifies commodity hedging for farmers and food businesses.
Nigeria’s ThriveAgric and Kenya’s Apollo Agriculture raised close to $100 million between them this week in a watershed moment for African agrifoodtech.
The accelerator plans to back 100 entrepreneurs working on financial and climate resilience innovation over the next four years.
Local language services for farmers, enhanced capital access, and regenerative ag are just some of the options.
